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Lgbtq+ History Month, 2021, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Oct 2021

Lgbtq+ History Month, 2021, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Flyer promoting the October 2021 Pride Flag Raising event kicking off LGTBQ+ History Month observances at the University of Maine.


Make Your Own Pride Flag Button, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Oct 2021

Make Your Own Pride Flag Button, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Promotional flyer for the Make Your Own Pride Flag Button hosted by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion in October 2021.


Black Bear Outdoor Leadership Diversified (B Bold) Program, Maine Bound, University Of Maine, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Oct 2021

Black Bear Outdoor Leadership Diversified (B Bold) Program, Maine Bound, University Of Maine, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Promotional flyer for the Black Bear Outdoor Leadership Diversified (B BOLD) program, a full-scholarship retreat for students of color.


Hispanic Heritage Month Continues, Lgbtq+ History Month Begins!, Robert Jackson Sep 2021

Hispanic Heritage Month Continues, Lgbtq+ History Month Begins!, Robert Jackson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion weekly email newsletter announcing activities planned for the observance of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month and LGBTQ+ History Month, 2021.


Sukkot, Bisexual Visibility Day, And More!, Robert Jackson Sep 2021

Sukkot, Bisexual Visibility Day, And More!, Robert Jackson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion weekly email newsletter announcing activities planned for the observance of Sukkot and Bisexual Visibility Day at UMaine.


Happy Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month!, Robert Jackson Sep 2021

Happy Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month!, Robert Jackson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion weekly email newsletter announcing activities planned for the observance of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, Yom Kippur, and LGBTQ+ History Month, 2021.


Celebrate Our Joy. Share In Our Pain., Robert Jackson Sep 2021

Celebrate Our Joy. Share In Our Pain., Robert Jackson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion weekly email newsletter announcing activities planned for the observance of Rosh Hashanah, National Recovery Month, and the Autumn Art Show Fundraiser, 2021.


Umaine Crime Alert, University Of Maine Police Department Sep 2021

Umaine Crime Alert, University Of Maine Police Department

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Examples of how safety alerts are communicated to members of the University of Maine community including email notification, individual campus portal pages for community members, and a notification posted across all pages of the university website. This safety alert describes the assault of an unnamed female by an unknown male who "briefly choked her, yelled a slur at her for wearing a pride shirt..." before running away.


Saam Welcome Bbq Fest, South Asian Association Of Maine, University Of Maine Student Government, Inc. Sep 2021

Saam Welcome Bbq Fest, South Asian Association Of Maine, University Of Maine Student Government, Inc.

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Digital invitation and flyer for a Barbeque hosted for students by the South Asian Association of Maine in September 2021.


La Fiesta! Para Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, Caribbean And Latinx Student Alliance, University Of Maine Sep 2021

La Fiesta! Para Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, Caribbean And Latinx Student Alliance, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting La Fiesta Para Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, 2021.


Lunch & Learn: Latinx Heritage Month, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Sep 2021

Lunch & Learn: Latinx Heritage Month, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Promotional flyer for the September Lunch & Learn event for Latinx Heritage Month. Featured speakers include Dr. Stefano Tijerina, Sandra Cáceres Tijerina, and Silvestre Guzmán.


Snack & Chat: What Does Equitable Reproductive Justice Look Like?, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Sep 2021

Snack & Chat: What Does Equitable Reproductive Justice Look Like?, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Flyer promoting a September 16, 2021, Snack and Chat event discussing "What does equitable reproductive justice look like?"


Hillel Jewish Student Organization Weekly Meetings, Fall 2021, Multicultural Student Center, University Of Maine, Hillel Jewish Student Organization Sep 2021

Hillel Jewish Student Organization Weekly Meetings, Fall 2021, Multicultural Student Center, University Of Maine, Hillel Jewish Student Organization

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Weekly meeting schedule for the UMaine Hillel Jewish Student Organization, Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Multicultural Student Center for Fall 2021, Hebrew Year 5782.


American Sign Language Club, American Sign Language Club, University Of Maine Sep 2021

American Sign Language Club, American Sign Language Club, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The purpose of American Sign Language (ASL) Club is to get club members comfortable with signing an introduction of why they are and where they come from in order to feel prepared to engage in conversation with deaf or hard of hearing people.


Umaine Holds Vigil In Support Of Asian Americans, Madeline . Mar 2021

Umaine Holds Vigil In Support Of Asian Americans, Madeline .

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

On Monday, March 26 [2021], the University of Maine held a vigil to honor the lives lost in the Atlanta shooting on March 15. A group of students and Orono locals gathered inthe Martin Luther King Plaza outside the North Pod of the Union at 4 p.m. in remembrance of the victims, and to show solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.


Wearing Makeup Is Not An Indicator Of Being Anti-Feminist, Kim Crowley Apr 2016

Wearing Makeup Is Not An Indicator Of Being Anti-Feminist, Kim Crowley

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Modern feminist discourse has struggled with a certain dilemma: the paradoxes of makeup and fashion. These two topics pose questions from both viewpoints. One may ask: are we meant to support makeup as an industry and hobby, to take pride in our skillfully groomed brows and pretty dresses that make us feel more beautiful? Or are our cultural notions of beauty something to fight against--another means of control, forcing us to force more on appearances than we should?


The Falsified Face Of Feminism Pushes Us Away From Progress, Kim Crowley Feb 2016

The Falsified Face Of Feminism Pushes Us Away From Progress, Kim Crowley

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

If the internet has taught me one thing, it's that feminism is bad.


University Of Maine Diversity Action Plan 2003-2005, University Of Maine President's Office Jun 2003

University Of Maine Diversity Action Plan 2003-2005, University Of Maine President's Office

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

This Plan is divided into four parts: diversity within the context of the University's Strategi Plan, assessment of progress toward goals in the 1999 Diversity Action Plan, the process of developing the 2003-2005 Diversity Action Plan, and the 2003-2005 diversity goals, action steps, and financial commitments.


Ocr Gender Equity Complaint Against Umaine Closed, Joe Carr Nov 2002

Ocr Gender Equity Complaint Against Umaine Closed, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Citing progress toward achieving gender equity in intercollegiate athletics, the U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights has closed its five-year-old complaint against the University of Maine.


Umaine Franco-American Center To Host Meetings With Council For French Life In America, Nick Houtman Oct 2002

Umaine Franco-American Center To Host Meetings With Council For French Life In America, Nick Houtman

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine’s Franco-American Center will host meetings October 4 [2002] to promote ties between the Conseil de la Vie Française en Amérique (Council for French Life in America), or CVFA, and Franco-Americans in Maine. At 2 p.m., the Center’s community council will meet at Crossland Hall with the CVFA administrative board, and Franco-Americans from throughout the state will meet with the board during a reception from 4 to 7 p.m.


Major Women's History Researcher To Speak At Umaine, Joe Carr Oct 2002

Major Women's History Researcher To Speak At Umaine, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

“Feminist Reverberations: Critiques of Power and Forms of Resistance in the Age of Globalization” will be the topic of this year’s Howard Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture at the University of Maine.


Leading Scholars To Gather For "Girls Will Be Girls" Conference On Oct. 5 [2002], Joe Carr Sep 2002

Leading Scholars To Gather For "Girls Will Be Girls" Conference On Oct. 5 [2002], Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Six of the nation’s leading scholars on girls’ psychological development, health and education will gather at the University of Maine for a conference, “Girls Will Be Girls? Aggression, Sexuality and Body Image,” on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at theMaine Center for the Arts.


Visiting Libra Professor Lloyd Rogler To Present Week-Long Program On Cultural Diversity, Gladys Ganiel Oct 2001

Visiting Libra Professor Lloyd Rogler To Present Week-Long Program On Cultural Diversity, Gladys Ganiel

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Lloyd Rogler, the Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, has a full schedule of activities planned for his week-long visiting Libra Professorship for Diversity at the University of Maine, Nov. 5-9, [2001].


Umaine Professor Studies Earnings Gap, Peter Cook Feb 2001

Umaine Professor Studies Earnings Gap, Peter Cook

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The issue of pay equity between men and women in the United States is one that ignites emotions and inspires campaign promises. A University of Maine professor, working with a colleague at Rutgers University, has recently written a paper that examines the debate from a unique perspective.


Umaine Colleges Name Outstanding Students Of The Class Of 2000, Joe Carr May 2000

Umaine Colleges Name Outstanding Students Of The Class Of 2000, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Interviews with top students in the Class of 2000.


Three Women To Share Jumaine Salutatorian Honor, Joe Carr May 2000

Three Women To Share Jumaine Salutatorian Honor, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Four University of Maine students will share the honor of being class salutatorian when the Class of2000 graduates of May 20. The following are profiles of each of these outstanding students.


Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr Mar 2000

Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine will demonstrate its commitment to bringing about greater racial and ethnic understanding and presence in the state at an April 6-7 conference. The Diversity Education Conference will exanrine the status, issues, opportunities and challenges of transition in a predominately white, traditionally rural state.


Campus Strives For Equal Employment Opportunity Despite New Court Ruling, Krista Marrs Nov 1997

Campus Strives For Equal Employment Opportunity Despite New Court Ruling, Krista Marrs

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

No abstract provided.


Support Key To Onward Success, Christie Johnston Nov 1997

Support Key To Onward Success, Christie Johnston

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Onward Program, nationally known as the Student Support Services has striven to help students disadvantaged by a physical, mental or financial obstacle since 1970.


Education Puzzle Needs Solutions, Misty Edgecomb Nov 1997

Education Puzzle Needs Solutions, Misty Edgecomb

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

See Dick and Jane. Look! They go to school. See Jane go through the metal detector. The school policeman smiles. See Dick go through the metal detector. Oh no! Look, Dick has a gun.